1848 in Iowa

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See also:	History of Iowa ; Historical outline of Iowa ; List of years in Iowa ; 1848 in the United States ;

Last updated March 04, 2025

The following is a list of events of the year 1848 in Iowa .

Incumbents

State government

Governor: Ansel Briggs (D)

Events

Summer - Rev. Michael Hummer climbed into the belfry of the Presbyterian Church in Iowa City, trying to “recover” the bell he believed to be his.^[1]
November 7 - Lewis Cass wins the United States presidential election in Iowa.^[2]

References

↑ Heritage, Our Iowa (August 14, 2023). "Did You Know? In 1848". Our Iowa Heritage. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
↑ "1848 | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved November 24, 2024.

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[1] Heritage, Our Iowa (August 14, 2023). "Did You Know? In 1848". Our Iowa Heritage. Retrieved November 24, 2024.

[2] "1848 | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved November 24, 2024.

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v t e Years in Iowa
19th century	1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900
20th century	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
21st century	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

1848 in Iowa

Contents

Incumbents

State government

Events

See also

References